"Do not call me 'jy' and 'jou'". The use of u as an Afrikaans form of address in the 21st century. Results of a pilot study

In this article, the current usage of Afrikaans forms of address is discussed by focusing on the results of a quantitative study regarding the use of the formal pronoun u.
Due to the fact that a large-scale empirical investigation about the so-called "second form of address", i.e. about the pronouns u, u-hulle and jy, julle, the R form (where the first form of address is repeated) or the zero form (casus oblique), has to date not been undertaken in Afrikaans, we embarked on a pilot project which forms part of a larger extensive study about Afrikaans forms of address. The data for this article was obtained by using an electronic questionnaire. Since most questions were closed questions, our report is quantitative in nature.